Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak has formally deactivated his Facebook account. In an email interview with USA Today, Wozniak wrote that he was no longer satisfied with Facebook, knowing that it makes money off of user data. “The profits are all based on the user’s info, but the users get none of the profits back,” he wrote. “Apple makes its money off of good products, not off of you. As they…

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: App Annie report on iOS and Google Play stores in Q1 2018: downloads grew 10%+ YoY to reach 27.5B, and consumer spending grew 22% YoY to reach $18.4B — Global app downloads and consumer spending in apps had yet another record quarter, according to a new report from App Annie, out on Monday. Source: http://www.techmeme.com

Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, will make his first congressional appearance to answer questions about user privacy in the wake of Cambridge Analytica. Here’s how to watch the hearings live. Source: http://www.zdnet.com

Pew Research Center: Pew: the 500 most-active suspected bot Twitter accounts are responsible for 22% of links from prominent news and media sites that are shared on Twitter — An estimated two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by automated accounts – not human beings Source: http://www.techmeme.com

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Microsoft is releasing the source code for its original Windows File Manager from nearly 28 years ago. Originally released for Windows 3.0, the File Manager was a replacement for managing files through MS-DOS, and allowed Windows users to copy, move, delete, and search for files. While it’s a relic from the past, you can still compile the source code Microsoft has…

IBM and IDG Content It’s becoming clear that traditional perimeter-based security controls and practices are insufficient in today’s cloud-centric world. Yet many IT leaders struggle with creating new security postures that integrate on-premises infrastructure with multiple clouds in order to close visibility gaps and build holistic protection. An exclusive IBM and IDG research study shows that the majority (77%) of respondents say the rise of multi-cloud makes them look at…